Just what we needed -- a smash-mouth night
with Kansas. They have always been the
cure for what ails us. We played tight
formations with the Maryland I, and it was
very effective. They have such a bad
run defense that I' m still not sure
it proves anything. Newcombe
played more than I thought he should
have. He is definitely hurt, and it messes up the
timing of plays. Evans needs to sit
until he can play full strength.
Alexander finally ran like he is capable of, and
letting Makovicka catch passes and run
in the open field should scare the daylights out of
little DBs. The new line rotation was a
great idea. Gessford should play tackle,
and it lets our talented young guards
play more. The line and the backs just
played with a lot more fire all the way
around.

The defense did a good job on a fair
offense. But that is an improvement
because last week we made a struggling
offense look good. Missouri will be
a difficult test for our run defense with
their big backs. I'd like to see us crowd the
line and let old Corby try to beat us
with the pass.

Remember that Kansas, A&M and Oklahoma State played even games
against each other. If we stay
aggressive and play with emotion and
fire, we can beat anyone in the country.
If we play flat, we have almost no
margin for error. Newcombe continuing
to play with a obvious injury and maybe
being lost for the sesason is our
Achillies' heel.